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Cathay Pacific Flight Diverts to Wuhan China


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Contact photographer Andy Egloff

What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367ER en route from Hong Kong International Airport to Heathrow
Where: Wuhan China
When: Dec 9 2012
Who: 235 passengers, 12 crew
Why: The flight was en route when the captain detected smoke in the cockpit at 1:45 a.m.. The pilot diverted to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. The flight landed at 2:07 a.m. with emergency services on standby, nine fire engines, three ambulances.

Passengers disembarked by stairs. No injuries were reported.

Alternative transportation was provided.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China and the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department will be investigating

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